Horse-boot



(Mode 1.)

P. J., O. C. 85 P. L. SGHILD.

HORSE BOOT.

No. 416,041. Patented Nov. 26, 1889*.

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PETER J. SOI-IILD, CHARLIE C. SOHILD, AND FRANK L. SCHILD, OF IONIA,MICHIGAN.

HORSE-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,041, dated November26, 1889.

Application filed April 11,1889x serial No. 806,782. (ModeL) To all whomit may concern.-

Be it known that we, PETER J. SoHILn, CHARLIE 0. Serum), and FRANK L.SoHILn, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Ionia, inthe county of Ionia and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Horse-Boots; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhoof-boots for horses; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

This invention is designed as an improvement upon our Letters Patentdated August 21, 1888, No. 388,313, and November 6, 1888, No. 392,291.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of a hoof-bootconstructed in accordance with our present invention. Fig. 2 is areversed plan, and Fig. 3 a detail View partly in section.

A refers to a metallic easing,which is shaped to correspond generallywiththe configuration of a horses hoof. This casing is usually madeup ofsheet metal, galvanized iron or other non-corrodible metal beingpreferred. The toe or front portion of this casing is cut away to enablethe toe portion 00 of the beef to project therethrough, while the upperand lower edges thereof are bent over awire B to re-enforce the same,the ends of said wire lying adjacent to the cut-away or toe portion andextending beyond the heel of the boot to form loops D. The straps E andF are riveted to the heel part of the casing and the rivets holding thestraps in place dispense with the use of stitches,which, owing to theuse of the article, would be liable to rot.

The casing A is to be lined entirely with sponge or its equivalent heldin place by staples passing through perforations in the casing, theirends being upset over the sponge, as disclosed in our previous. patents,or by any other suitable means. A pad to contact with the bottom andheel of the hoof is used with the casing hereinbefore described, theconstruction thereof being substantially the same as shown in our priorpatent, No. 392,291.

One of the essential features of our present invention is the toe-pieceor casting G,.whieh is in the present instance made up of a single piecewith a rearwardly-connecting portion G extending under the pad F andforming a support therefor. The casting G is curved upwardly at itsforward end and provided with lugs g and g, the lug g being extendedrearwardly and perforated for attachment to the casing by means of abolt, and the lugs g are jammed on each side of the casing to furtherhold the casting thereon. The casting above described renders the frontpart of the casing rigid and affords a protection for the same againstinjury. Though we have referred to this part of the boot as being acasting, it will be understood that the same will have sufficientpliability to allow the lugs to be bent upon the casing, and willwithstand blows and impact without breaking.

Having thus described our invention,w11at we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a horse-boot composed of a metal CPI/S". ing, a toe-piece andpad-support therefor consisting of a casting having its forward partcurved upwardly and provided with lugs which embrace the edges of thecasing, and with extended fingers for securing the same to the casing,substantially as shown.

2. In a horse-boot composed of a casing, a casting G, having arearwardly-eurved portion extending beneath the casing, a front archedportion with lugs formed thereon, and upwardly-extending fingers forsecuring the same to the casing, substantially as shown.

In combination with the metal casing having its upper and lower edgesturned to embrace a wire, the front part of the casing adjacent to theends of the wire being cut away, a casting having its forward partcurved upwardly and provided with lugs which are vide a support for apad, substantially as adapted to be bent upon and embrace the shown.

ends of the stiffening-Wire and the center por- In testimony whereof Weaffix our signatures tion of the casing, substantially as shown. inpresence of two witnesses.

" 5 4. In combination with a casing having its PETER J. SOHILD.

front portion cut away, of a casting G, having CHARLIE O. SCHILD. anarched front With lugs g g, the extended FRANK L. SGHILD. 111g g beingprovided with a perforation for Vitnesses: attaching the same to thecasing, the casting II. G. BENTLEY,

to extending rearwardly from the fingers to pro- NELSON HINEs.

